March 23, 2005 -
IRONDEQUOIT
Last year Irondequoit tied with
Fairport for the number 2 spot in the Monroe County-1 league
with a 7-3 league record and at 12-5 over all.
Seeded 3rd in the Class A tournament, the Eagles lost in overtime
(10-9) to Penfield in the semifinals and junior midfielder,
Cory Bottiglier was named to the All Tournament Team.
The Eagles were third in offense (9.9
goals/games) in Section Five and second in defense, allowing
only 9.8 goals per game.
Nine players graduated including four first team all-league
players. Gone are Craig Lepiane (mid) (MCC), Jon Timkey (att),
John Hanss (def) and goalie, Bill Buttaro. Also gone is 2nd
team attackman, Jim Mikel (Siena).
Buttaro will be hard to replace in the goal, but no less than
three players are competing for the spot. Seniors Curt Boshnater
and Dylan Crary or sophomore Zack Nash will win the position
or a perhaps Coach Pratt will use some combination of the
three. Certainly Timkey and Mikel will be missed in the attack
but expect Derek Pino to be strong and newcomers Joe Parker
and Andrew Hart will be trying to earn starting positions.
Although the attack and goal may take some tweaking, there
is great depth and experience in the midfield and defense.
Senior midfielders Sean Doyle, Zack Pixley and Cory Bottiglier
will be joined by juniors Mickey Haight and Aaron Bottazzo
(who may also play in attack) and they will be formidable
on both ends of the field.
In the defense, seniors Dan Nielsen, Kyle Byron and Dave Wesolowski
return with defensive middies,
Jake Schindler, Nick Kane and Joe Mason. Newcomers Kyle Sarbou
and Ryan Cordero will add depth to the defense.
Don't count Irondequoit out in any game this year. They are
an intense group with a strong tradition and are capable of
great moments.
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